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An Economist is a person who knows everything about money but doesn’t
have it.
I am happy to hear it as this is
the only sentence I understand about the ‘boring’ subject called economics.
It’s tough for me to relate with any discussion pertaining to finances, banking
and accounting. I am sure in future too I have no plans to learn anything about
these subjects at any cost! Of course, I don’t underestimate the importance of
learning these topics but nothing has gone drastically wrong with me so far by
not understanding them. And there may be many like me who will buy this.
All we know is money doesn’t grow
on trees, isn’t that enough?
However, those who show how much
they know about finances and accounting aren’t strikingly different from us in
day-to-day affairs. I never bothered to observe people’s financial management
until I saw them getting confused handling simple matters. The latest VAT on
flat for buyers came as a reference point. It has left many in the lurch as
thousands o…

This post was somehow lingering
and here I was surfing the net! Was I getting into the bad habit of postponing
a job? I feared for a moment. Even if I was, it wouldn’t really be the case, I
was sure. I know how to tighten screws and I guess, everyone does. Everybody
knows freedom is allowed up to a point. Great are the ones who don’t reach that
point. Still those who reach it but pull up their socks aren’t that bad, are
they?
Crossing that point probably
defines anxiety and it starts taking its toll; stress, strain, depression,
frustration, despair, give it any name. Analyses of these words would unfold
myriad psychological shades and symptoms. However, for the common people, me
included, it means the same. The person who isn’t happy is sad, as simple as
that.
Though it could be put in simple
terms in common man’s language, ‘stress’, in general, seems complicated. Could
it be simple? A headline of a New York Times column, which arrested my
attention, indicated it could be. An Anxiou…

Generation gap
is something most of us experience almost in every walk of life. Be it home,
workplace, college campus or even a public place, ‘seniors’ are seen giving a
scornful look to the GenX. While elderly people think youngsters are forward,
for the latter elderly are always orthodox.
One such
interesting discussion unfolded in my family after a birthday party. Veterans
in the family felt out-of- place at the retro theme party. Dressing, games and
food serving style were as per the theme. Of course, some ‘funky’ ways were
inevitable though those couldn’t relate to them found them ‘weird’. That party
was a hot topic in my family for a couple of days as the orthodox had something
to debate.
One of my
aunts, who had probably not understood relevance of the theme, jumped the gun.
“What kind of the dresses are they wearing? The birthday boy’s mother should be
in a saree or a nice Salwar suit. Bell-bottom doesn’t make sense…”
After she set
the tone, there were many to follow suit.…

I have been working with The Times of India for couple of years writing in–depth articles on varied subjects. Though it’s all occupied with news, life has so much happening beyond and above the news. Yeah, I have not seen too many summers but most certainly tried my best to tan it out in the fewer ones I have experienced. I am here because I fundamentally like to speak to people and also to hear them out. And why restrict ourselves to flippant talks when we can have more serious and sensible conversations? It can’t be sweet nothings when we think and analyse a little more, we know it’s much more difficult. It’s an open book where we can divulge everything that seems intricate in simpler and uncomplicated terms. Let’s collect beautiful pearls from the vast ocean and we know, we have so much to explore because it’s vast, deep and expansive. And pearls are precious because each of them comes straight from our heart and enriches our lives.